State Sen. Joe Kyrillos, the Republican candidate challenging incumbent U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez in November, told a group of Republican supporters in Hoboken today that he's the most appealing candidate to women voters.

Kyrillos met some 40 Republican supporters in the Victorian era “Lady's Room” at the Elysian Bar on Washington Street at the event organized by the Women for Kyrillos Coalition and the Republicans of Hoboken.

Kyrillos was speaking at the first in a series of “Cup of Joe with Joe” meetings as part of an outreach effort by New Jersey Republicans leading up to November national elections.

Kyrillos -- whose audience members included Hoboken Councilwoman Jen Giattino -- said that his stance on basic issues such as jobs, social safety net, the economy, cost of living and balancing the budget makes him popular with women voters.

“Half the graduating classes did not get a job. The price of groceries goes up, up and up. The price of gas goes up, up and up,” Kyrillos said. “We are not going to fuel this society on press releases, wind and solar.”

Asked what would make him appeal to single women voters, Kyrillos mentioned his focus on jobs and “restricted” “pro-choice” position that would allow only abortions in first and second trimesters and require parental notifications.

Kyrillos touted himself as a pragmatist rather than ideologist who is ready to work Democrats and Republicans to deal with the economy.

“I am not about politics,” Kyrillos said. “ I am going to work with everyone there (in Washington) to get the job done.”

According to a recent Rutgers Eagleton poll, Menendez holds a 12-point lead over Kyrillos. Forty-seven percent choose Menendez, while 35 percent pick Kyrillos, according to the survey of 688 likely voters.